York Cathederal

Day 5 - Day trip to York

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August 10th 2009
We awake today to the first rain we have experienced in Lancashire. In lieu of a day at the cricket we decided to visit the historic walled city of York, with a detour through Leeds to try to sort out a refund on the cricket tickets. As we drove east the rain continued until we crested the dividing range when it stopped. This is the highest motorway in England and the views would have been w ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more